Water-gate



(No Model.)

J. M. SANDERS.

. WATER GATE. No. 342,975. Patented June 1.1886.

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NITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

JAMES M. SANDERS, OF STOKES, LOGAN COUNTY, OHIO.

WATER-GATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,975, dated June 1, 1886.

Application tiled June 12, 1885. Serial No. 168.540. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, JAMES M. SANDERS, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Stokes township, in the county ot' Logan and State of Ohio, have invented anew and useful Vater-Gate, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in water-gates for Water-gaps in fences crossing streams, in which the gate is composed of a solid piece of timber having pickets of desired length projecting out from it, the said timber being'pivoted in sills staked or otherwise fastened in the stream 011 a level with or near its bed, the said sills having shouldered pieces pivoted thereon for the pickets to lean against. A spring is also attached to the sill to raise the gate to the desired position after it has been forced down by-obstacles in the water.

Figure l is a perspective View of the gate; Figs. 2 and 3, end views of the same; Fig. 4, end view showing my sill pivoted at one side ot' the center, so that the weight of the sill assists the spring in raising the gate.

A A are the sills; B, stakes for fastening them down; C, hole in which spring D is fastened; D, spring for raising the gate; E, box in which piece G is pivoted; F, pivots; G,

main piece of gate; II, place for central sillv and boX; I, pickets; K, shoulder against which pickets rest; L, transverse piece against which spring D presses.

Theconstruction and operation are substantially as follows: In the bed ot' the stream, at

either side, and, if desirable, at other points, I fasten securely, by stakes or otherwise, sills A, in which I pivot a timber, G, reaching across the stream. The timber G can be pivoted in sills, lpillars, or otherwise. In the top of this timber I locate pickets I, which either stand v ertical or are inclined upstream, as desired. To prevent them falling forward when there is no pressure of water against them, or

only the normal amount that runsin the stream, f

changing the inclination of the shouldered A pieces the pitch of the pickets is regulated. A swift stream would ot' course require the pickets to be leaned upstream more than a sluggish one.

In the drawings I have shown the sills fastened down by stake B in the ends ofthe sills; but they may be secured in any suitable manner.

To cause the pickets to assume the proper position after being displaced or washed out of an upright position, I fasten the springsD in holes C in sills A and pass them under the stri ps L. I may also assist the springs in raising the pickets by placing the pivot to one side of the center 0f the sill, as shown in Fig. 4. Vhen the normal amount of water is running in the channel, the pickets assume the upright position shown in Fig. l, forming a secure cattle-guard and continuation of the fence. and logs, brush, or other obstructions are carried against the gate, it turns on its pivots, allowing them to pass over the gate, when it again is raised t its normal position by the spring D.

The combination, with the pivoted timber G, carrying pickets I, of supportingfslls for said timber, the shouldered. brace pivoted to one of said sills, the spring, and the piece L, connected to the pickets, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

JAMES M. SANDERS. Witnesses:

E. K. CAMPBELL, E. K. CAMPBELL, .I r.

When the stream is swollen by rains, 

